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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 1188.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H645]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2025 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to make grants for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras for use by law enforcement officers and to implement body-worn camera programs.</p>]]></text>
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        <title>To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcement officers.</title>
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